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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From święto + -a.
Noun
święta nvir pl
- (Christianity, colloquial) Christmas (Christian holiday)
- Hyponyms: Boże Narodzenie, Gwiazdka
- (Christianity, colloquial) Easter (Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ)
- Hyponym: Wielkanoc
Declension
Etymology 2
From święty + -a.
Noun
święta f (male equivalent święty)
- (Christianity) female equivalent of święty (“saint”) (deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue)
Declension
Adjective
święta
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of święty
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
święta n
- inflection of święto:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Further reading
- święta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- święta in Polish dictionaries at PWN